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Assisting individuals to increase their ability to participate in meaningful roles and activities by helping them plan and initiate the use of a daily routine (schedule), considering the amount and type of supports necessary for follow through. Assisting clients and caregivers in determining the needs and requirements for home modifications for individuals with PTSD and physical impairment(s). Providing individual or group sessions on relapse prevention to assist individuals in their recovery process.
In addition, many occupational therapists are skilled in implementing a variety of complementary, alternative, and other therapeutic methods that target an individuals needs, as an adjunct to occupational therapy.
Conclusion
Occupational therapy practitioners believe in the value of engaging in meaningful roles and daily activities to maintain and/or regain health and well-being. They are able to help identify and address coping skill needs and strategies within the context of real-life demands. Given their unique educational background in client, activity, and environmental analysis, and a rich understanding of neuroscience, anatomy, physiology, and mental health, occupational therapy practitioners are a vital part of the interdisciplinary team working with people with PTSD.
References
American Occupational Therapy Association. (2008). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (2nd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62, 625683. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. van der Kolk, B. A. (2005). Developmental trauma disorder. Psychiatric Annals, 35, 401408.
Developed for AOTA by Tina Champagne, OTD, OTR/L; Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Linda Olsen, MS, OTR/L. Copyright 2010 American Occupational Therapy Association. All rights reserved. This material may be printed and distributed without prior written consent.
Occupational therapy enables people of all ages live life to its fullest by helping them to promote health, make lifestyle or environmental changes, and preventor live better withinjury, illness, or disability. By looking at the whole picturea clients psychological, physical, emotional, and social make-upoccupational therapy assists people to achieve their goals, function at the highest possible level, maintain or rebuild their independence, and participate in the everyday activities of life.